Christopher Kelly

Of all the dangers police face on the job, experts say suicide can be a surprisingly common killer. Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, though, was far from typical when he staged his own death to look like a homicide.

Gliniewicz, 52, shot himself because he feared that his history of criminal activity was about to be revealed by a new city administrator who demanded a review of department finances and practices, according to investigators from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.

Before taking his life Sept. 1 and prompting a massive manhunt for three fictional suspects, Gliniewicz stole thousands of dollars from the village's...

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